Albert powell



A; POWELL. A SPACER FOR PENDANTELEGTRIC LIGHTS. Arrucmon mrn ocT. 29.191s.

' Patented .Imm 24,191a

3 L Ilm/@ff Pan/ell UNITED srArEs' EATENTOEEIGE.

ALBERT rowEtI., or NEW isn'rrnriv, eoNnEo'rroUr.

SPACER Een PENDANTEYLETEIC LIGHTS.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented June 24:, 1919.

Application -Iiled October 29, 1918'. Serial No. 260,120.

fixtures in which the lamp sockets and shades are suspended by flexiblemembers such as chains, my device being designed for the purpose ofholding the different lamps and their shades in spaced relation to oneanother so as to prevent any possible swinging of one shade against theother shades, an accident frequently occurring when reaching for thesockets in the dark and generally result ing in breakage of one or moreof the shades.

An important object is the provision of a device of this character whichwill be extremely simple and inexpensive in manufacture, which may bereadily applied, which will be efficient in use, durable in service anda general improvement in the art. y

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionconsists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing inwhich Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device applied to a pluralityof pendent electric lights.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of my device the light sockets being shown indiagrammatic sections.

Referring more particularly tothe drawing the letter `IA designates anelectric light fixture comprising aplurality of sockets B` suspendedfrom flexible members such as chains C. This is a well known and atpresent extremely popular style of fixture and is shown as illustratingthe application of my device which is designated as a whole bythe letterD.

In carrying out my invention I providea plurality of arms 5 which aresimply lengths of wire of suitable size and material curved at theirintermediate portions as shown at and twisted together in pairs adjacenttheir ends as shown at 7. The ends of each associated pair of arms 5 arearranged in divery gent relation as shown at 8 to provide clampingmembers engageable about the sockets B. Each clamping member thus formedis of substantially circular formation with a slightly constrictedentrance opening 9. The

extremities of the arms 5 are bent outwardly as shown at l0 tofacilitate their engagement with the sockets B.

In use, the device is applied by engaging the ends of the arms with thesockets, whereupon the sockets will. be maintained in `proper spacedrelation so that in case one socket is struck or otherwise swung itcannot move in respect to the other sockets and the breaking of shadecarried by the socketwill be prevented.

While I have 4shown and described the preferred embodiment of theinvention, it will of course be readily understood that I reserve theright to make such changes in the form, `construction and arrangement ofparts as will not-depart from `the spirit of the invention nor the scopeof the subjoined claims. Having thus described my invention I claim y 1.In an electric lighting fixture, the combination with a plurality offlexibly suspended sockets, of a spacing member comprising a pluralityof arms having their outer ends formed as resilient clamping membersdetachably engageable with said `sockets for holding said sockets inspaced pairs and having their outer ends curved outwardly and bentinwardly to lorin clamping members engageable about said sockets forholding said sockets in spaced relation.

3. In an electric lighting fixture, the oombination with a plurality ofexibly suspended sockets, of :a spacing member comprising a plurality ofarms formed as 'lengths of Wire arranged in pairs and twisted togetheradjacent their ends and having their` end portions bent outwardly andthen inwardly 10 spaced relation.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ALBERT POWELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, .1).- GJ

